Josue Castro's Podcast: Recent Episodes
Josue Castro
Assisting Ms. R in preparing her students to take a state-mandated test with heaving reading and literature focus. Kami would help her students annotate reading and the text to assist in unpacking meaning and reading comprehension. Ms. R would be able to provide feedback in the moment and see if students are understanding what they are reading.
In Mrs. C's science class, the Google Earth Education website allows teachers to use maps interactively. This helps with visual literacy and students can work together to take a "virtual field trip". The website itself provides a number of helpful resources that would help Mrs. C establish a learning environment for her students.
Elementary Scenario: Mr. B is introducing his 4th-grade students to fractions, and his curriculum requires students to solve word problems using fraction skills. His students are struggling, and he is not certain whether it is because they lack the basic fraction skills or whether they are struggling with comprehending what the problem requires them to do. He is looking for technology resources to assist his students.
The recommended digital media tool that can be used in this scenario is Wixie.